Philips Acoustic Edge 5.1 Sound Card - Joystick Port Pr

When my CH Flightstick PRO is connected to the gameport on the Philips, I can not get the joystick to calibrate correctly. The buttons on the joystick are not recognized except the right button. That button shows it is the "Up" view for the "Hat" switch at the top of the joystick.Basically, my onboard sound chip is disabled. I loaded the latest CH Products drivers for Windows 2000, and I have the latest Philips drivers. I am at a total lost as to why the joystick inputs are not being picked up by the system during the calibration process.If anyone else owns a Philips card, please share your experience. BTW: My joystick works fine with the C-Media onboard sound, but I do get a few sound stutters, so I thought I would try a surround sound type card like the Philips.Any help would be greatly appreciated, otherwise it is back to onboard sound.Keith